Comparitech facial recognition report highlights growing, variable global market
China retains its status as the country with the most face biometrics-based surveillance in a new report. Research service Comparitech analyzed…
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Comparitech report shows 17 countries collecting biometric data for SIM card registration
With more than 5.1 billion global mobile phone users accounting for some 70 percent of the world’s population, a number…
Comparitech analyzes government use of biometrics, surveillance and data sharing
A recent investigation into surveillance states and data privacy carried out by Comparitech concludes that not even top-ranked European countries…
Breach of FEMA, CBP deepens concerns over national security vulnerabilities
When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that a breach in July exposed data from the Federal Emergency Management…
Hong Kong Police are integrating CCTV with Beijing’s Sharp Eyes project
Hong Kong residents will be living under watchful eyes with the Hong Kong Police (HKP) committing to a huge increase…
Researcher finds 184M unique login credentials in unsecured database
In the digital age, credentials are the new gold bars. Representing the intangible but infinitely monetizable value of identity, they…
Hong Kong gets more cameras sparking fears of repression
More streets in Hong Kong are being filled with cameras with facial recognition, sparking fears over the technology’s potential for…
Privacy International warns that biometrics at sports stadiums infringe on human rights
The use of facial recognition at sports stadiums and arenas represents a threat to people’s rights to privacy and to…
Thriving in a Zero Trust world: redressing the security balance with biometrics
By Anthony Eaton, CTO, IDEX Biometrics More than 80 percent of UK organizations experienced a successful cyber-attack in 2021/2022, an…
Why are government’s still hesitating over social media ID verification?
Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato Controversy surrounded the inclusion in May of an Online Safety Bill in the Queen’s…
